Noma Restaurant in Copenhagen, renowned worldwide, is closing its doors.

The celebrated Danish eatery Noma, repeatedly hailed as the best in the world, announced on January 9 that it will close to evolve into a 'pioneering test kitchen' focused on 'food innovation and new flavor development.' Chef Rene Redzepi's Nordic gastronomy hub will shut down by winter 2024 and return as Noma 3.0, according to a statement on its website.

In 2025, our restaurant will become an expansive lab—a groundbreaking test kitchen aimed at food innovation and flavor development, allowing us to share our findings with a broader audience than ever before," it explained.

Redzepi, Noma’s chef and co-owner, mentioned plans to travel in search of innovative ways to share their work, hinting at a potential 'Noma pop-up' without revealing specific locations. Following their travels, they will host a season in Copenhagen.

However, Redzepi expressed reluctance to make any firm commitments at this moment," he stated to Berlingske, one of Denmark's leading daily newspapers.

Another prominent publication, Politiken, reported that Noma's facility in Copenhagen will be repurposed to create products for the Noma Projects line—featuring fermented sauces, cooking classes, and an online platform.

"Welcoming guests will remain integral to our identity, but our focus will shift away from being solely a restaurant. Much of our efforts will now be directed towards exploring new projects and generating additional ideas and products," they stated.

Noma has previously undergone a transformation. In 2015, the restaurant announced it would close at the end of 2016 and later reopened in 2018 near its waterfront location, complete with its own vegetable farm close to the bohemian area of Christiania in Copenhagen.

Noma, derived from the Danish words Nordisk and mad, meaning Nordic and food, opened its doors in 2003. The restaurant earned two Michelin stars and was named the world's best restaurant by Britain's Restaurant Magazine three times in 2010, 2011, and 2012.